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Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas October 2017 Medical Policy Updates
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These are the most recent policy updates.
Posted 10/01/17
- Androgens and Anabolic Steroids
- ACA Prevention Copay Waiver Criteria – Individual Marketplace, Commercial
- Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Outpatient Setting
- Drug Testing in Pain Management and Substance Abuse Treatment
- Electrical Stimulation Devices for Home Use
- Electrical Stimulation of the Spine as an Adjunct to Spinal Fusion Procedures
- Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS), and Other Electrodiagnostic (EDX) Related Services
- Fundus Photography
- General Approach to Evaluating the Utility of Genetic Panels
- Hepatitis C First Generation Agents – Through Preferred Agent
- Homocysteine Testing
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
- Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Testing
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Esbriet®/pirfenidone, Ofev®/nintedanib)
- Insulin Pump
- Intravenous and Subcutaneous Immune Globulin Therapy
- Keratoprosthesis
- Lumbar Spinal Fusion
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast
- Molecular Analysis for Targeted Therapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Molecular Markers in Fine Needle Aspirates of the Thyroid
- Monitored Anesthesia Care
- Noninvasive Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidies and Microdeletions Using Cell-Free Fetal DNA
- Otezla (apremilast)
- Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
- Periodontal Soft Tissue Grafting (Availity login required)
- Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning: Cardiac Applications
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning: Oncologic Applications
- Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging Devices
- Self Administered Oncology Agents
- Surgical Treatment of Gynecomastia
- Total Artificial Hearts and Ventricular Assist Devices
- Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Click here to view the Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas October 2017 Medical Policy Updates »
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